Everyone's excited about the opening of Fresno State's new student recreation center.  FresnoStateNews.com's intrepid staff snagged some "sneak peek" photos for you.  Exercise equipment is in place and workers are completing the finishing touches.  Here's a gallery of photos shot on Wednesday, January 18.  The Grand Opening is set for Feb. 3  (details below). Click images for a bigger view.

Click thumbnail picture above for a dramatic panoramic view of the main atrium of the new student rec center at Fresno State.

The West Complex (Student Recreation Center): This $17.6 million project broke ground on schedule in October 2004.  This month the contractor is finishing up the interior of the Center and is installing irrigation for the site landscaping.  The Grand Opening is scheduled for February 3^rd, 2006. 

The building was funded with student fees and private gifts.  It is a modern fitness and recreation center for the students and an architectural compliment to the adjacent Save Mart Center.  The complex includes a Student Recreation Center with four practice gymnasiums and two academic-related components: The Leon and Pete Peters Educational Center, a 300-seat state of the art tiered auditorium, and The Lyles Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship which will still be under construction at the time of the grand opening and should be completed by March 31^st, 2006.

Want to learn more about all the new construction on campus?  Click here.